Chicago, Illinois — A display of old cars and old signs near Wells and Division.
Chicago
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Lion dance drummer, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — A drummer for a lion dance plays outside Hong Min Restaurant at 221 W Cermak Road following the Chinese New Year parade.
Chinese New Year Parade crowd, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — The crowd on Wentworth Avenue disperses at the conclusion of the Chinese New Year parade.
Lion dancers at Chinatown Gate, Chicago
Chicago Chinatown — Several lion dancers pass under the Chinatown Gate on Wentworth Avenue at the conclusion of the Chinese New Year parade.
Chinese New Year Parade: Lion dancer transport
Chicago Chinatown — A truck carries lion dancers down Wentworth Avenue in front of the Pui Tak Center during the Chinese New Year Parade.
Curie Marching Band: Chinese New Year parade
Chicago Chinatown — Drum major and sousaphone players from Curie High School marching in the Chinese New Year Parade on Wentworth Avenue.
Falun Gong in Chinese New Year parade, Chicago
Chicago Chinatown — Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) marchers in the Chinese New Year Parade on Wentworth Avenue.
Dragon dance team, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — A dragon dance team in the Chinese New Year Parade on Wentworth Avenue, ushering in the Year of the Dragon, 4698.
Pui Tak Center, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — The Pui Tak Center at 2216 S. Wentworth Avenue.
Firecracker strings at Chinese New Year parade
Chicago Chinatown — A spectator strains to see the Chinese New Year Parade while standing next to long strings of firecrackers.
Chicago Chinatown pharmacy: Chang Ying Ginseng Hong Inc.
Chicago Chinatown — Chang Ying Ginseng Hong Inc., a pharmacy at 2314 South Wentworth Ave.
Chinese New Year Parade: Year of the Dragon
Chicago Chinatown — A dragon near beginning of the Chinese New Year Parade in the Year of the Dragon, viewed from South Wentworth Avenue and West 23rd Street.
Chicago Chinatown: Overlooking Chinese New Year Parade
Chicago Chinatown — The Chinese New Year Parade begins on South Wentworth Avenue.
Chicago Board of Trade, La Salle Street canyon
Chicago, Illinois — La Salle Street and the Chicago Board of Trade Building seen from West Washington Street.
The Berghoff Restaurant, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The Berghoff Restaurant at 17 West Adams, with diners lined up outside a week before Christmas.
Marshall Field’s Great Clock, Christmas elf
Chicago, Illinois — Great Clock on Marshall Field's store on the corner of North State Street and East Washington Street, installed on November 26, 1897.
Tiffany dome at Marshall Field’s in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The breathtaking glass mosaic dome of Marshall Field's State Street store, made of 1.6 million pieces of Favrile iridescent glass, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and installed in 1907.
Marshall Field’s on State Street, Christmas
Chicago, Illinois — City sidewalk outside Marshall Field's State Street store — the epicenter of Christmas for the Midwestern United States, a week before the holiday.
333 N Michigan / 360 N Michigan, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — 333 North Michigan and 360 North Michigan, seen from across the Chicago River. 333 was designed by John Wellborn Root, Jr., and completed in 1928. It is 34 stories high. 360 is the 21-story London Guarantee Building, formerly known as the Stone...
Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The Michigan Avenue Bridge, decorated for Christmas.
Water Tower Place shopping mall, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — Looking down the glass elevator through the eight levels of Water Tower Place's shopping mall at Christmas time.
John Hancock Center, downtown Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — Looking up the 100-story, 1,127-foot John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue from ground level. The John Hancock Center was designed by architect Bruce Graham, and completed in 1970. Official Websites: John Hancock Center John Hancock...
Barry Flanagan sculpture: ‘The Cricketeer’
Chicago, Illinois — Sculpture displayed at the John Hancock Center: "The Crickteer," by Barry Flanagan.
Chicago Water Tower
Chicago, Illinois — The Chicago Water Tower on Michigan Avenue, the only public building in the burned zone of the Great Chicago Fire to survive that catastrophe.
Cows on Parade, Chicago: Hanukow at Water Tower
Chicago, Illinois — "Hanukow," a Department of Cultural Affairs entry in the 1999 "Chicago's Cows on Parade" art exhibit — the first U.S. iteration of the CowParade concept, which has since been imitated by tourism bureaus in nearly every city in the world using...
Founder of Chicago: Point du Sable’s front yard
Chicago, Illinois — View from approximately the location where Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — "The Founder of Chicago" — built the ciy's first permanent nonindigenous settlement sometime in the 1780s.
The Wrigley Building, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The Wrigley Building, seen from Michigan Avenue and showing the 14th floor walkway that connects the south tower (at left) with the north tower.
London Guarantee Building (Stone Container Building)
Chicago, Illinois — What I have always called the Stone Container Building (also known as the London Guarantee Building), seen from the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The fourth and fifth floors of the building were the home of WLS radio in its heyday, and in the wee hours...
N Michigan Avenue from Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois — North Michigan Avenue, viewed from Wacker Drive. The Wrigley Building is at left, John Hancock Center in the distance at center, and Tribune Tower at right.
Chicago Sun-Times Building, Wabash Avenue Bridge
Chicago, Illinois — The Chicago Sun-Times Building with the Wabash Avenue Bridge crossing the Chicago River in front of it, and the River Plaza building behind it.
Chicago
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Chicago skyline from Wrigley Field bleachers
Chicago, Illinois — Bleacher seats at Wrigley Field along Sheffield Avenue, with Chicago's skyline in the distance following a Chicago Cubs win over the Houston Astros.
Wrigley Field: Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros
Chicago, Illinois — Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros at Wrigley Field, viewed from bleacher seats in center field.
Wrigley Field, home of Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois — Wrigley Field, viewed from the corner of Clark and Addison streets at noon before a Chicago Cubs game against the Houston Astros.
Wrigley Field from across Addison St.
Chicago, Illinois — Wrigley Field, viewed from across Addison Street at noon before a Chicago Cubs game against the Houston Astros.
Sports memorabilia of Chicago Cubs’ Mark Grace
Chicago, Illinois — Framed baseball jerseys and other sports memorabilia in the stairwell of Chicago Cubs first baseman Mark Grace's townhouse.
Chicago: Near North Side Americana
Chicago, Illinois — A display of old cars and old signs near Wells and Division.
Lion dance drummer, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — A drummer for a lion dance plays outside Hong Min Restaurant at 221 W Cermak Road following the Chinese New Year parade.
Chinese New Year Parade crowd, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — The crowd on Wentworth Avenue disperses at the conclusion of the Chinese New Year parade.
Lion dancers at Chinatown Gate, Chicago
Chicago Chinatown — Several lion dancers pass under the Chinatown Gate on Wentworth Avenue at the conclusion of the Chinese New Year parade.
Chinese New Year Parade: Lion dancer transport
Chicago Chinatown — A truck carries lion dancers down Wentworth Avenue in front of the Pui Tak Center during the Chinese New Year Parade.
Curie Marching Band: Chinese New Year parade
Chicago Chinatown — Drum major and sousaphone players from Curie High School marching in the Chinese New Year Parade on Wentworth Avenue.
Falun Gong in Chinese New Year parade, Chicago
Chicago Chinatown — Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) marchers in the Chinese New Year Parade on Wentworth Avenue.
Dragon dance team, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — A dragon dance team in the Chinese New Year Parade on Wentworth Avenue, ushering in the Year of the Dragon, 4698.
Pui Tak Center, Chicago Chinatown
Chicago Chinatown — The Pui Tak Center at 2216 S. Wentworth Avenue.
Firecracker strings at Chinese New Year parade
Chicago Chinatown — A spectator strains to see the Chinese New Year Parade while standing next to long strings of firecrackers.
Chicago Chinatown pharmacy: Chang Ying Ginseng Hong Inc.
Chicago Chinatown — Chang Ying Ginseng Hong Inc., a pharmacy at 2314 South Wentworth Ave.
Chinese New Year Parade: Year of the Dragon
Chicago Chinatown — A dragon near beginning of the Chinese New Year Parade in the Year of the Dragon, viewed from South Wentworth Avenue and West 23rd Street.
Chicago Chinatown: Overlooking Chinese New Year Parade
Chicago Chinatown — The Chinese New Year Parade begins on South Wentworth Avenue.
Chicago Board of Trade, La Salle Street canyon
Chicago, Illinois — La Salle Street and the Chicago Board of Trade Building seen from West Washington Street.
The Berghoff Restaurant, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The Berghoff Restaurant at 17 West Adams, with diners lined up outside a week before Christmas.
Marshall Field’s Great Clock, Christmas elf
Chicago, Illinois — Great Clock on Marshall Field's store on the corner of North State Street and East Washington Street, installed on November 26, 1897.
Tiffany dome at Marshall Field’s in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The breathtaking glass mosaic dome of Marshall Field's State Street store, made of 1.6 million pieces of Favrile iridescent glass, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and installed in 1907.
Marshall Field’s on State Street, Christmas
Chicago, Illinois — City sidewalk outside Marshall Field's State Street store — the epicenter of Christmas for the Midwestern United States, a week before the holiday.
333 N Michigan / 360 N Michigan, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — 333 North Michigan and 360 North Michigan, seen from across the Chicago River. 333 was designed by John Wellborn Root, Jr., and completed in 1928. It is 34 stories high. 360 is the 21-story London Guarantee Building, formerly known as the Stone...
Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The Michigan Avenue Bridge, decorated for Christmas.
